January 2024
Pet of the week, Jan 3
Finch is a German Shepherd-Rottweiler mix who was adopted out from the Haven as a puppy. She is house trained and has done well with kids of all ages. She is very smart, has a lot of energy, loves to play with a ball and would do well with an active family who will keep her mind and her body engaged! Her date of birth is March 16, 2020. Finch is used to baths and getting brushed, loves car rides and is great with people. She does fine on a leash but will need a good high fence to keep her from escaping the yard.
Lisa Roark: Meditation as medicine
In medical school they taught us very little about self-care. We were taught how to care for other people, but not ourselves.
Kimberly Healey: New year, new you!
Every year, everyone has one big resolution that they are going to achieve. How many of you have gone through with your goal? I have never been able to finish anything I have wanted to do.
Kyle Troutman: Giving ‘Back 2 You’
Christmas and the New Year have come and gone, and in between those days, we at the Cassville Democrat were in the giving spirit. In April 2023, we announced a new campaign for the Democrat called “Back 2 You,” wherein we planned to portion off 2 percent of all special project sales throughout the year and donate that amount to correlating organizations in our community.
Trout Tales, Jan 3
I made my annual jaunt down to Southwest High School a couple times last week for the Annual Holiday Tournament, where I ran into none other than Announcr-DJ-Showman Jared Lankford. Southwest has enjoyed his services for the last many years, playing music, crowd games and announcing all three days of the annual event.
Cassville takes home 3rd place in holiday tourney
The 10th Annual Southwest Girls Holiday Tournament was full of ups and downs for a trio of local teams involved in this year’s event, including Southwest earning its first win of the season and Cassville taking third place. Southwest (1-12), ranked No.
Wrestling teams battle sickness
The Cassville boys and girls wrestling teams kept themselves busy in the last two weeks of 2023, each competing in two tournaments, with the boys taking 8th in the Diamonds State Duals, and the girls participating in The Wonder Woman, a 79-team competition in Columbia. On Dec.
Exeter man charged for commercial burglary
An Exeter man is facing four felony charges after allegedly breaking into a business twice through the ceiling and stealing more than $7,300 in cash and property. Austin Byron, 26, of Exeter, is charged with two counts of second-degree burglary, stealing $750 or more and first-degree property damage.
CARDS releases trash pickup info
Cassville’s new trash service began on Tuesday, and the company, CARDS, has released its pick-up schedule, as well as rules and regulations. According to a map release by the Springdale, Ark., company, residential pickup will occur on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Denali denied injunction
Judge: ‘No express statutory requirement that a fertilizer license exempt Denali’ Denali Water Solutions’ request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the Missouri Fertilizer Control Board (MoFCB) was denied by Cole County 19th Circuit Court Judge Cotton Walker on Dec. 18, 2023.
